He’s a dangerous jewel thief… she’s the gem expert standing in his way… chance at redemption. The jewels have been found five centuries later. The only problem is they’ve been turned over to gemologist, Piper Linwood. She’s sexy, smart, ripe for seduction—but if centuries of exile taught him one thing, it’s never trust a beautiful woman.
Piper Linwood can’t wait to get her hands on her latest project. But hot damn she never expected how badly she’d want to get her hands on the dark, brooding man she sees at the museum. Of course she didn’t know he was a jewel thief. Or a dragon shifter. But all that becomes abundantly clear when he takes the jewels and her, then flies (yes, flies) to his ancestral castle. While all the alpha-male stuff is what fairy tales are made of—and frankly sexy-as-hell—the fact Piper disappeared with Mikhail has her labeled as his partner in crime. Now she must choose.
Will she betray him to save her career? Or will she stay and become the dragon’s greatest treasure?
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I love shape shifters in PNR, and dragons truly lend themselves to this subgenre of romance. It’s a good fit, and the author used all her skill set of writer tools to keep me turning the page. Loved the rich and detailed world building, loved the characters, the swoon-worthy hero, the clever dialogue, the nice pace, and the sub plot. I’ve already bought the next book in this series and need to go back and buy book one. Thank you for introducing me to another fabulous new-to-me author.
Awesome book!! Dragon shifter!!
Second in the series, and I am loving it. What Mikhail had gone through had me rooting for him to succeed at love and life. Piper was the kick he needed. Their trials and tribulations had me smiling, crying, and crossing my fingers. I enjoyed the ending and look forward to Rurik’s story, hoping to glimpse everyone we have met so far.
I received a copy of this story as a gift, and this is my unsolicited review.
Interesting tale. Mikhail is a dragon shifter who was betrayed by the original queen Elizabeth. She was his true mate but didn’t realize what it meant until too late. She wouldn’t go against her country for him, and had him imprisoned because he was a dragon and she believed he had stolen jewels from her country. Fast forward 500 years. Mikhail is out of prison living in a house in Cornwall and learns that the jewels Elizabeth had believed he had stolen had been recovered. Enter Piper. She is a gemologist hired to investigate the value and types of jewels. The story begins. There is romance, friendship and treachery all in an interesting book.
This was a wonderful book and I ended up staying up until the wee hours of the morning to finish.
Typically I don’t enjoy sci-fi but this is a great read kind of like Highlander but with dragons. Completely captivating! Looking forward to other books in this series.
Thoroughly enjoyed the characters and how they interacted. Liked it enough to purchase more of series. Well written
Too much OW drama and not enough romance or connection between the MCs other than the sexual. Not my type of romance.
Lived this book so much, I moved on to h others. This author is on my watch list.
Really enjoyed reading this book. I can’t wait to read the rest of the family story of dragons!
Gemologist Piper Linwood is overseeing the display of a found hoard of jewels in England. As a mid-western American, she is a little overwhelmed, but then sinks in deep with the international jewel thief Mikhail. Mikhail has been exiled from Russia until he can produce the hoard of jewels that Queen Elizabeth stole from his family. Will he get them back?
It started out fair but by the time it had moved to the recent era I found it was mostly about sex..sexual tension..sexual gratification….lost me.
a differnt dragons tale, well written and i would reccomend it but i missed the magical side that could have been with this book.
Great book and I loved that it had a different twist on the shape shifter falls in love with human story, it blended well together.
Easy read. A welcomed change from some of the other paranormal romances.
I enjoyed this book couldnt put it down so had to finish it!
Good read
Really enjoyed the dragon world this author created.
liked it
I enjoyed the characters. Great storytelling!